Sullivan County's Adult Care Center soon will have new Alzheimer's and short-term rehab units and, possibly, a new name.

Sullivan County's Adult Care Center soon will have new Alzheimer's and short-term rehab units and, possibly, a new name.

But it will be missing Administrator Kathy Rauschendorfer, who just more than one year ago relieved former Administrator Jim Galligan. Rauschendorfer officially left her post Friday, having accepted a job at another nursing home. Her departure ends a roughly nine-year tenure at the center, where she started as a supervising social worker before becoming deputy administrator and then administrator.

"It really wasn't a decision that came easily," she said.

The Legislature voted Thursday to appoint Deborah De Jesus as interim administrator.

Leonard Sparks

Legislature Chairman Scott Samuelson will deliver his second State of the County address at 5 p.m. Thursday in the Legislative Hearing Room of the Sullivan County Government Center in Monticello.

Samuelson says the focus of his presentation will be "recent initiatives and plans for 2013 and beyond with particular emphasis on revenue building, economic development and new initiatives."

A committee formed to review zoning in Swan Lake is inviting business owners and residents to share their ideas during a public meeting Tuesday.

The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the Swan Lake Firehouse on Stanton Corners Road. Call Nancy Levine at 292-5553 for information.

Leonard Sparks

Sullivan County Veterans Service Agency is having its annual Memorial Day service at 1 p.m. Monday at the Sullivan County Veterans Cemetery on Sunset Lake Road in Liberty.

The speaker will be Jeffrey French, a Vietnam veteran from 1968-71. He serves as vice commander of the American Legion Department of New York.

Catskills tourism businesses can market their services in Brooklyn when New York City's Department of Environmental Protection promotes watershed tourism during a free one-day event June 8.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Brooklyn Bridge Park and targets city residents looking for day trips and short vacations. The park draws about 30,000 each weekend, the department said. The department prohibits sales but encourages attendees to bring free samples and giveaways. To attend or for information, call Adam Bosch at 334-7868 or email boscha@dep.nyc.gov.

Leonard Sparks

Businesses, farmers and local governments still can apply for Superstorm Sandy relief assistance from NYSEG, which has up to $2 million in funding available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Applications and supporting documents need to be submitted by Aug. 1, but NYSEG is encouraging people to apply right away. Visit http://tinyurl.com/d9ccppv for a list of programs and eligibility criteria.

Leonard Sparks

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